Case Presentation: Introduction:Odynophagia can occur from a variety of conditions, most commonly from pharyngitis or esophagitis. Retropharyngeal or deep neck space infections need to be considered when odynophagia is accompanied with decreased ability to move the neck, fevers, and/or elevated white blood cell counts. Here, we present a case of an uncommon condition mimicking a [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman presented with 7 days of progressively worsening posterior neck pain, a low grade fever, odynophagia and hoarseness of her voice. Her past medical history includes diabetes mellitus, hypertension and osteoarthritis. A day after onset of the pain, she went to her primary care physician’s office for evaluation. A throat culture [...]

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old woman with history of recurrent sinusitis was admitted with hypoxia, shortness of breath, severe subacute odynophagia, and dysphagia. She was given cefuroxime by her otolaryngologist for a suspected sinus infection earlier in the month, with no effect. She then developed white plaques over her lips and tongue and a severe cough. [...]